Week 42 - ATP 250 - Intrum Open, Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard) - doubles

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 42 - ATP 250 - Intrum Open, Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard) - doubles

Madadman · Masters Series Champion

Winner of these two matchups play each other in the Quarters.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Madadman wrote:
Winner of these two matchups play each other in the Quarters.

Hence the bracketing of the two matches together! wink

the addict · Tennis legend

I see no brackets hmm

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
I see no brackets

Not physical brackets. Had the matches been in different sections of the draw, I'd have left a space between the two ties.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (4) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 99 (57+42) defeated Frederik Nielsen (DEN) & Joe Salisbury CR 103 (66+37) by 4-6 7-6(2) [10-7] smile cry

JonH · All-time great

Good win for Ken and Neal to be honest, always looked a tough one. Maybe Bambo and Jonny next with luck?!

JonH · All-time great

Luke and Jonny don't appear on schedule to day, unless I missed it, so presumably they will play Wednesday. Which means Neal and Ken won't play again before Thursday.

The scheduling in doubles sometimes beggars belief - Ken and Neal played 2 sets and a TB yesterday, maybe an hour and a half tennis? And then wait 3 days to play again. They will hardly be tired and as a workload that is ridiculous. Poor show and I think it is largely the norm sadly.

JonH · All-time great

As expected Luke and Jonny play their first match today whilst Neal and Ken rest after their first round exploits two days ago...

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (4) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 99 (57+42) defeated Frederik Nielsen (DEN) & Joe Salisbury CR 103 (66+37) by 4-6 7-6(2) [10-7]

L16: Luke Bambridge & Jonny O'Mara CR 156 (71+85) defeated Taro Daniel & Maximilian Marterer (JPN/GER) CR 1125 (783+342) by 6-4 7-6(3)

*****

QF: (4) Ken Skupski & Neal Skupski CR 99 (57+42) vs Luke Bambridge & Jonny O'Mara CR 156 (71+85)

JonH · All-time great

Interesting match up in the QF, as we hoped. Experience suggests Neal and Ken will be favourites but I just have a sneaking feeling on this one that Luke and Jonny could surprise them!

Spaced · Lower Club Player

JonH wrote:
Interesting match up in the QF, as we hoped. Experience suggests Neal and Ken will be favourites but I just have a sneaking feeling on this one that Luke and Jonny could surprise them!

I'd argue the h2h record would make Luke & Jonny favorites....but could go either way

JonH · All-time great

Spaced wrote:
JonH wrote:
Interesting match up in the QF, as we hoped. Experience suggests Neal and Ken will be favourites but I just have a sneaking feeling on this one that Luke and Jonny could surprise them!
I'd argue the h2h record would make Luke & Jonny favorites....but could go either way

Cool, how do you find h2h records for doubles pairings, something I have always struggled to find a good source for (although I am sure it is obvious!)

Spaced · Lower Club Player

JonH wrote:
Spaced wrote:
JonH wrote:
Interesting match up in the QF, as we hoped. Experience suggests Neal and Ken will be favourites but I just have a sneaking feeling on this one that Luke and Jonny could surprise them!
I'd argue the h2h record would make Luke & Jonny favorites....but could go either way
Cool, how do you find h2h records for doubles pairings, something I have always struggled to find a good source for (although I am sure it is obvious!)

I'm not sure either, but from memory I know they've played in France a few weeks ago as well as a couple of times over the grass court season and I'm sure Luke and Jonny have won every time. There may be other matches they've played I'm forgetting but it's 3-0 from the matches I remember.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Orleans challenger, Surbiton challenger and Eastbourne ATP.